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Basaltic andesite and basalt (Holocene? and Pleistocene)

Flows and flow breccia dominantly of basaltic andesite containing plagioclase, olivine, and pyroxene phenocrysts and olivine-bearing basalt representing part of the volcanic sequence of the High Cascade Range (Thayer, 1937). Unit mostly forms small shield volcanoes, gentle-sided lava cones, and, in places, intracanyon flows
StateOregon
NameBasaltic andesite and basalt (Holocene? and Pleistocene)
Geologic ageQuaternary
Original map labelQba
Commentssmaller cones and flows
Primary rock typebasalt
Secondary rock typeandesite
Other rock types
Lithologic constituents
Major
Igneous > Volcanic > Mafic-volcanic > Basalt (Flow)
Igneous > Volcanic > Mafic-volcanic > Basaltic-andesite (Flow)
Map references
Walker, G.W. and MacLeod, N.S., 1991, Geologic map of Oregon: U.S. Geological Survey, scale 1:500,000.
Unit references
Walker, G.W. and MacLeod, N.S., 1991, Geologic map of Oregon: U.S. Geological Survey, scale 1:500,000.
Geographic coverageClackamas - Deschutes - Douglas - Hood River - Jackson - Jefferson - Klamath - Lane - Linn - Marion - Wasco

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